Mineralogical and geochemical variations as indicators of provenance in the heavy mineral deposits of Ambalapuzha Beach Sands, SW Coast of India

Journal of Geosciences

Volumn , Issue 46, 2003, Pages 157-168

  Jayalakshmi, K ^a   Nair, K M ^b   Kumai, Hisao ^a   Santosh, M ^c  

^a Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

^b Environ Resources Research Centre   (India)

^c KOCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ambalapuzha; Heavy minerals; Hinterland; Quaternary

Indexed keywords

BEACH MORPHOLOGY; GEOCHEMISTRY; HEAVY MINERAL; MINERALOGY; PALEOCLIMATE; PROVENANCE; QUATERNARY; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

INDIA;

EID: 0042788891     PISSN: 04492560     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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